- Female
- 50 Years
- 22/01/2025
I'm really worried about my mom's condition. The doctors have found she has a ventricular septal defect and mentioned that an operation right now is pretty risky. Is there any other treatment option we could consider to help her?
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Visit your Physician for evaluation and appropriate management
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Consult a Cardiologist
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To help manage your blood pressure spikes in the evening, you can consider taking a medication like Amlodipine (brand name Norvasc) 5mg daily in the evening. Additionally, lifestyle modifications such as reducing salt intake, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, and managing stress can also be beneficial in controlling your blood pressure. Remember to consult with your doctor before starting any new medication.
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I'm working from home and I've had some episodes of heart palpitations like 4 or 5 times, along with mild giddiness, but I was able to walk around during those times. That's really all I felt back then. Just to be safe, I went through all the heart tests twiceECG, echo, TMT, chest X-ray, and blood testsand they all came back normal. But my blood pressure and LDL are a bit high, around 140. I've never experienced this before working from home, and nothing's happened for the last 67 months. However, I've been having these symptoms lately: a pinpoint mild pain in my left chest that only lasts a few seconds, sometimes a fluttering or pounding feeling in my left chest or other body parts, and occasionally I feel dizzy, lightheaded, or like I'm floating. So, I'm wondering if this is a heart-related issue or something else entirely, and whatever it is, what can I do to make these symptoms stop? I'm really worried that something bad might happen to me.
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